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Rebels capture air base near Damascus

Syrian rebels captured a helicopter base just outside Damascus on Sunday, while the bombardment of a village near the capital killed at least eight children. The Britain-based Syrian observatory for Human Rights said the attack on the village of Deir al-Asafir killed eight children. Another activist group, the Revolution Command Council, said 10 children were killed as they played outdoors when Syrian warplanes struck the village.

Mexican authorities discover 19 bodies

The bodies of 19 people have been discovered in Mexico's northern border state of Chihuahua, officials reported Sunday, including 11 apparently long-dead men found in mass graves and eight others who were apparently tortured and killed in recent days. The state prosecutor's office for missing people said 11 male bodies were found in Ejido Jesus Carranza, near the U.S. border, 25 miles southeast of Ciudad Juárez. Officials say they apparently were buried two years ago. Prosecutors also said Sunday that officials had found eight bodies tossed along a road near Rosales, 120 miles southwest of Ojinaga, Texas. The agency said the men apparently were kidnapped Friday and were discovered Saturday.

Car bombs kill 11 inside military base

Twin suicide car bombs exploded Sunday at a church inside a Nigerian military base, killing at least 11 people and wounding 30 more. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks, but suspicion immediately fell on the radical Islamist sect known as Boko Haram. This attack in Jaji happened inside a barracks home to the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, one of the country's most important military colleges. The second explosion appeared timed to target responders rushing to aid the wounded, officials said.

Congo negotiates with M23 rebels

Congolese officials were in talks Sunday with representatives of M23, the rebel group that last week took control of the eastern city of Goma, according to Ugandan officials. Ugandan Defense Minister Crispus Kiyonga said he is mediating discussions to help both sides reach a settlement that would end a violent rebellion that has sucked in Uganda and Rwanda, which both face charges of backing the rebels. M23 President Jean-Marie Runiga is leading the rebels in the talks, according to Rene Abandi, M23's head of external relations.

Hezbollah: Israeli heartland targeted

Lebanon's Hezbollah group would fire thousands of rockets into Israel in any future war and target cities in the country's heartland, the group's leader said Sunday. Sheik Hassan Nasrallah's warning came days after an eight-day Israeli offensive against Gaza ended with a truce. Nasrallah said Gaza militants had won “a clear victory” against Israel with their rocket bombardment.

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